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Africa in Motion was initiated and is organised and managed by Stop and Stir Arts Ltd, a small Edinburgh-based not-for-profit company. The company grew out of its founders' passion for and interest in African film and a strong desire to make marginalised and under-represented art more widely available to Scottish audiences.
Founding directors
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Board of Advisors
AiM's Board of Advisors provides specialist advice on the organisation of the event. The Board consists of:
- Mark Cousins: High-profile Film Critic and author of The Story of Film (2004)
- David Murphy: Senior Lecturer at the University of Stirling's School of Languages, Cultures and Religions
- Paul Nugent: Professor of Comparative African History and Director of the University of Edinburgh's Centre of African Studies
- Noe Mendelle: Head of Film and TV at the Edinburgh College of Art and Director of the Scottish Documentary Institute
- Andrew Lawrence: Lecturer in Comparative Politics and African Studies at the University of Edinburgh's Centre of African Studies
Staff and Volunteers:
Africa in Motion is dependent on the support of a number of committed part-time staff and volunteers:
- Vale Benson: Synopsis writing
- Kofi Boateng: Film selections
- Anna Devine: Opening event and sponsorship
- Kirsty Dickson: Press Officer
- Claire Hall: Opening event organisation
- Dan Hammett: Film selections, photography and exhibition planning
- Charlotte Hastings: Database management and academic event planning
- Leila Kardan: Opening event organisation
- Avril Kunzel: Music events
- Louis Minnaar: Exhibition planning, film selections and synopsis writing
- Mara Menzies: Opening event
- Kari Ann Shiff : Film selections and invitees
- Leo Wood: Press Officer
